The City

BY PAULO MURILLO WEST HOLLYWOOD ICONIC NIGHT CLUB MICKY’S LISTED FOR SALE Micky’s West Hollywood, the iconic gay restaurant, bar and nightclub, located at 8855 Santa Monica Blvd, has officially been listed for sale. Commercial real estate agency The Brandon Read more

CALIFORNIA PROUD

Gov. Newsom: “We have some of the most robust laws in the nation when it comes to protecting and supporting our LGBTQ+ community.” California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed several bills last month aimed at bolstering the state’s protections for LGBTQ+ Read more

The Rostow Report by Ann Rostow

South Carolina Congresswoman Nancy Mace shared a weird anecdote with her audience at a prayer breakfast. Podcaster Graham Allen’s reaction: “I’ll take ‘what is a sin’ for $500 Alex.’” ROUGH SEX AND “HIGH VALUE REWARDS” Where to begin? Perhaps we can Read more

Legalizing HATE

LA LGBT Center decries SCOTUS ruling that permits anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination In response to the Supreme Court’s ruling on 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis—a decision that comes on the last day of Pride Month that allows a private business to discriminate Read more

Meet Your PICKLE

City of West Hollywood Selects Pickle as City’s Inaugural Drag Laureate BY ORLY LYONNE The City Council of the City of West Hollywood unanimously approved Pickle as the City’s inaugural Drag Laureate last month. Pickle was selected through an application Read more

The Rostow Report by Ann Rostow

“Again and again, this Court places the constitutional rights of Christian actors above those of secular Americans, gays and lesbians, atheists, and whomever else is left on the sidelines of justice.” DARK DAY FOR GAY RIGHTS As this issue goes to Read more

The Rostow Report by ANN ROSTOW

Florida: “One mother complained that the poem read by Amanda Gorman at Joe Biden’s inauguration “The Hill We Climb” lacked educational value, and contained indirect hate messages and boom, it was removed from the lower grades.” IT’S DEMORALIZING, IT’S DEPRESSING, Read more

The Rostow Report by ANN ROSTOW

“The Bolshoi has just cancelled a ballet tribute to Rudolf Nureyev, the dance icon who was gay. As far as I can tell, the ballet, which premiered in 2017, ‘touches on’ homosexuality, but that’s apparently enough to drop it completely.” Read more

Love And Hate In Riverside

Days after the hate group “Proud Boys” harasses visitors attending Drag  Queen Storytimes at Cellar Door Books, Canyon Crest Management abruptly cancels their lease BY MARK ARIEL I have always loved books, stories and the power of words,” reveals Linda Sherman-Nurick, the Read more

The Votes Are In

West Hollywood: Sepi Shyne will become the next Mayor and John M. Erickson will become the next Mayor Pro Tempore Last month the City Council of the City of West Hollywood voted upon selection of the City’s next Mayor and Read more

The City

BY PAULO MURILLO LOS ANGELES GAY BATHHOUSE MIDTOWNE SPA CLOSES AFTER 50 YEARS Midtowne Spa Los Angeles has closed with little to no fanfare after servicing gay, bisexual, queer, and men who have sex with men (msm) for the past Read more

The City

LONG BEACH ROBERT GARCIA, FIRST OPENLY GAY IMMIGRANT MAYOR, IS GOING TO CONGRESS Robert Garcia, the first openly gay mayor of Long Beach, will also be the first openly gay immigrant in the U.S. House of Representatives. Garcia was projected to Read more

PROTECTING TRANS FAMILIES

California’s historic bill provides refuge for Trans kids & their parents G overnor Gavin Newsom has signed into law Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco)’s legislation to provide refuge for trans kids and their families, Senate Bill 107. It will take Read more